Six motorists arrested by state patrol in Athens County
Six motorists appeared before Athens County Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland and Mayor John Crow in McArthur over three days. Ira W Cunningham 43 Chauncey fined 100 dollars and costs with 30 day license suspension for unlawful control while intoxicated. Marion F Graham on US Route 33 near Nelsonville fined 50 dollars and costs with one year license revocation for driving while intoxicated. Eli Woltz Ray RD 1 fined 5 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive. Dolly V Collins McArthur fined 5 dollars and costs for driving with an operator’s license. Claude E Wyatt and Aaron Bowen each fined 5 dollars and costs for driving with insufficient brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
John Crow
McArthur
Ira W. Cunningham
Chauncey
Rowland
Millfield
Marion Francis Graham
Nelsonville
Eli Woltz
Ray, RD. 1
Crow
Dolly V. Collins
Claude E. Wyatt
Aaron Bowen
Ration Roundup Details Stamp Validity and Dates
The Associated Press outlines ration book and coupon validity for meats fats sugar shoes gas oil and fuel with stamp groups and expiration dates through August to November. It notes plan status on cancellations and mentions past season periods now valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
OFA
Taylor Ridge Home Destroyed by Fire at Kempton Property
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Taylor Ridge country home of Mr and Mrs Herman Kempton on Friday. The house known as the old Taylor Ridge school house was used as a rental to Lulu Chesser and family while Mr Chesser served in the armed forces. The Chesser family escaped unharmed but lost furniture. The Kempton family had moved to Jacksonville last March.
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Taylor Ridge
Herman Kempton Friday Fening
Jacksonville
Kempton
Lulu Chesser
Chesser
Divorce suit filed in Athens County Court by Theresa Cornell
Mrs Theresa E Cornell sues Harold Cornell for divorce citing gross neglect and cruelty in Athens County Common Pleas Court They seek alimony and custody of two minor children They were married in 1923 BPW picnic set for Thursday August 9 at Nice's Park at 6 30 p m
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Theresa E. Cornell
Harold Cornell
Athens
Common Pleas
Greeting veterans at Athens by McBee sign
A 96 foot long sign at The McBee Company plant in Athens welcomes home U S troops passing on the B and O Railroad. Four feet high and colored red white and blue it prompts waving employees to greet returning soldiers as troop trains go by. The sign was erected to show the workers support and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBee Company
Athens
B&o
McBee
Service record highlights of WWII personnel and honors
The notice profiles several veterans and service members. Clair L. Newell returns from 22 months as an aerial engineer with Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific and earns the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters after 151 missions. Robert L. Smith receives the Bronze Arrowhead for the Riviera invasion with the 36th Texas Division. Frank L. Grubbs's redeployment to Kellogg Army Air Field as baker follows service in the Middle East and Europe. Robert A. Gibbs completes 16 months overseas with the 71st Medical Battalion earning battle stars for Philippines Liberation and Okinawa. Floyd Barber heads home with the Santa Fe Division after St Lo and V-1 advances. Raymond Maness receives the Purple Heart for wounds at Bremerton Navy Yard awaiting assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Gulfport
Miss
Douglas Aircraft Factory
Long Beach
Calif
Troop Carrier Command
Newell
New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Philippines
Seventh Army
Germany
Robert L. Smith
Ray Smith
Athens
142Nd Infantry
36Th
Texas” Division
Riviera
Italy
France
Cassino
Anzio
Battle Creek
Mich
Frank L. Grubbs
Lula Grubbs
Kellogg Army Air Field
Middle East
24Th Army Corps
Okinawa
Robert A. Gibbs
71St Medical Battalion
Pfe
Floyd Barber
Europe
St. Lo
Elbe River
Berlin
Pfc
Barber
Margaret Barber
Carbondale
Bremerton
Washington
Raymond Maness
USNR
Logan, C
Puget Sound
Widow of Dr Wolfe Dies in Columbus Age 84
Relatives in Athens report the death of Mrs. Fannie Main Wolfe 84 widow of the late Dr A C Bert Wolfe of Bexley. Born in Athens County he began practice in Jacksonville and died in 1923. Burial is set for Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus with no funeral arrangements. She is survived by a grand nephew John Harvey of Charleston West Virginia.
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Athens
Fannie Main Wolfe
A.C
Bert) Wolfe
Bexley
Wolfe
Athens County
Jacksonville
Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus
John Harvey
Charleston
W.va
Correction on Arrest Timing for Barnett and Whan
The Messenger clarifies that Rudolph Barnett and Garnett Whan were arrested on intoxication charges at separate times and places, not together as previously inferred. The correction notes the initial misreading of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Barnett
Garnett Whan
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Jessie Chase Planned in Albany
Mrs. Jessie Chase age 85 died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Cleveland. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Albany Baptist Church with interment at Hebbardsville. She leaves daughters Mrs. Wright Mrs. Rasch and Mrs. Gilliland and son Merrill Chase. husband Leonidas preceded her. Friends may call at Miss Alice Stanley’s home after 4 PM today.
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Albany
Jessie Chase
Harry Wright
Cleveland
Albany Baptist Church
Hebbardsville
Alice Stanley
Helen Rasch
Lulu Gilliland
Cuyahoga Falls
Merrill Chase
Marion
Paintings by Mary Kathryn Hudson On Display At OU
August exhibits at Ohio University showcase works by Miss Mary Kathryn Hudson. Her two painting interests are representative and decorative, and all pieces are shown unframed due to frame costs. Comments and suggestions will be welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kathryn Hudson
Ens
Ohio University
Mayor Fines Four on Intoxication Charges
Four men were arrested by Ath ens City police on intoxication charges over the weekend. Arthur Norman was fined 10 dollars and costs. the others, Dudley Caplinger Ray Llewellyn Carl Partlow and Rock Riffle, were fined five dollars and costs. AJ pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Franz Woodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
Franz Woodworth
Dudley Caplinger
Rock Riffle
Carl Partlow
W. Union St
Ray Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Arthur Norman
N. Shafer St
Norman
Veterans Return Among Recent Arrivals in New York
List of soldiers arriving from Europe to New York includes Private Everett Shook Chesterhill Fic Russell Osborne Glouster Cpl Delbert Peacock Logan Tech Harold Teaford Pomeroy Sgt William Rider Rockbridge Sgt Edward Sgraham Laurelville Staff Sgt Clarence Smith Athens Sgt John Gills Gallipolis. MASONS MELT TONIGHT Athens Chapter No 39 Royal Arch Masons holds its monthly meeting at 7 30 PM at the Masonic Temple announced by J Huffman High Priest.
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Europe
New York
Everett Shook
Chesterhill
Russell Osborne
Glouster
Delbert Peacock
Logan
Harold Teaford
Pomeroy
William Rider
Rockbridge
Edward Sgraham
Laurelville
Clarence Smith
Athens
John Gills
Gallipolis
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
J. Huffman
Hobbies Help Pop Up Personalities
A guide encourages trying new interests to revive personality and stave off stagnation. It urges vacations or at home pursuits, highlighting language study as an example that broadens social circles and opens new opportunities.
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Sam
Tri-State Oil Men Prepare Marietta Dinner Meeting
More than 160 oil industry men from Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia plan to gather in Marietta on Wednesday August 8 at the Betsy Mills Club. Col Harold B Fell and C E Buchner of Tulsa Oklahoma will speak, along with Don Andrus and D L Ring. A reception at the Wakefield Hotel precedes the dinner.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Marietta
Betsy Mills Club
Col
Harold B. Fell
C. E. Buchner
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Fell
Buchner
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Don and
Association
Wakefield Hotel
Marietta Supply Companies
Beckler Promoted to Major in Eleventh Air Force
Major Benjamin M. Beckler Jr of Athens Ohio has been advanced to major. He serves as a Groops Materiel Officer with the Eleventh Air Force in the Aleutians and received his commission in Atlanta in 1942. He has studied at Pratt & Whitney Hartford and Kingman Arizona and previously worked as a civil engineer. His wife and mother reside in Ohio and New Marshfield respectively. The Eleventh Air Force has supported Attu and Kiska operations and bombed the Kuriles en route to striking the Japanese homeland.
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Eleventh AF
Aleutians
Benjamin
Beckler, Jr
N. Congress
Athens
Ohio
Eleventh Air Force
Aleutian Islands
John B. Brooks
Beckler
Atlanta
Pratt & Whitney
Hartford
Conn
Kingman
Arizona
American Society of Civil Engineers
Robert & Company, Aretence and Engineers
B. F. Beckler
N. Congress Street
New Marshfield
Major Beckler
Attu
Kiska
Aleuti
G I Rights Q and A on GI Bill benefits for veterans
NEA report answers GI overseas questions on eligibility 90 days service and honorable discharge. Clarifies that only bad conduct or dishonorable discharges bar benefits and confirms loans and multiple education pathways including agricultural or accounting studies. Master Sgt Harold Buck on furlough visits parents in Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I
Douglass Larson
NEA
Washington
Army
Harold Buck
Pearl Buck
E. Union St
St. Joseph Aspirin Ads Claim Superior Value
A noisy ad pitch touts St. Joseph Aspirin as fastest and best with the tag world’s largest seller at 10c. It promotes 100 tablets for 35c and questions higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Aspiri
Alwave Atk
Amina
Typical nurse Spillman honored with Avon award and War Bond
First Lt. Anna M. Spillman of St. Francisville Louisiana a four invasion veteran and Bronze Star recipient is named the Army Nurse Corps most typical nurse. She wins the Avon Women of Achievement Award and will receive a 31000 War Bond in Dallas Texas on August 11. Spillman is stationed at Ashford General Hospital in McKinney Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Spillman
St. Francisville
Army Nurse Corps
Avon
Dallas
Tex
Spillman
Ashford General Hospital
McKinney
Round Town wartime notes from the Philippines and fashion tips
A Radioman Chuck Stack shares life in the Philippines with jokes about six foot lizards rain and canned sausages. Letters describe mango trees, ripe bananas, and rice dishes. tips include banana prep avoiding refrigeration and beer hair care trends in Cleveland women.
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Sui
Wu Ocean
South Sea
Charles
Chuck
Stack
Social and Personal Notices From Athens Missing Fragments
Athens society notes list Mr Roy M Pierce of Shaker Heights visiting Athens with host family Mr and Mrs Wilbur B Imes and relatives. numerous others travelling relatives and military connected to Athens with addresses and associations across Ohio and beyond, including Franklins and Woodworths.
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Roy M. Pierce
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Athens
Wilbur B. Imes
Franklin Ave
Sue Ann Imes
Pierce’s
Mr. Pierce
City Water Works Department
Jack and Henny Company
Charles Pierce
Sand Adobes and Beach Exercises Feature
Alicia Hart promotes sun exercise for beauty and health both on grass and sand. She describes barefoot footwork to build arches, beach ball tosses for neck and bust, and maintaining posture while exercising. A separate note invites Business Women's Class members to a 5:30 p.m. potluck at Nice's Park with transportation and self-provided tableware.
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Alicia Hart
Hollywood
Janet Blair
Janet
Business Women's Pionic
The
Christian Church
Wnice’s Park
Strange new chivalry protects the other woman as wives face risk
Ruth Millett discusses a shift in male protectiveness from wives to the other woman. She cites soldiers and officers who shield the lover rather than their spouses and warns that courts may be the only guarantee for a wife's position if this view spreads. The piece ends noting a club meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall.
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Ruth Millett
WAC
Germany
Kay
Dayvn
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Women’s Club
Nice's Park
Pinkham
Pinkhan
Neto Olac
Philippine Liberation
Albany Consolidated High School
Noah Gibbs
Dr. Wolfe
Ion Hel
Berry Hotel
Bidgeeb, McCammon, Mgr
Chase
Veterans
Tri-State
Uncle Sam
Milady
Bear
William F. Souley
Carol
Lake Ene
Vincent Jukés
New York City
Robert H. Jones, Jr
Bobby
David
Church St
Cambridge
Zanesville
Thomas N. Hoover
Elmwood Place
Los Angeles
Harry Wilson
Jennie L. Price
Rose Price
Blanche Price
E. State St
Lowellville
J. H. Ferrell and
Toledo
Gill Brown
Carolee
Central Ave
Lewis Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton
P. J. Woodworth
Nanette and
Mary Gene
Panama City
Fla
EH. E. Woodworth
Woodworth
Edward Zehrbach
Lima
E. E. Woodworth
Florida
Capt. Woodworth
Tyndall Field
Fila
E. D. Krenth
E. G. Angell
F. J. Woodworth
K. D. Kienth
Judd Chase
Mary Jo
Ethel Ralph
University Terrace
Reba Dale Ralph
Adda
WBA
F. Hall
Murchadga
Columboue
Derry
Call
Solumaus Aufture
Athens Co. Savings and Loan Co
Lostro Building
Athens, Ohio
James H. Wilson
Security Bank
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Conort Street
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